GOPHER TYPE STATISTICS
                          Last updated 2024-01-28

4 Gopher clients were tested.


GENERAL NOTES:
  Displays line only if 'host' component is present: Floodgap proxy


TYPES SUPPORTED BY ALL TESTED CLIENTS:

0 (text file)

1 (directory)

5 (DOS binary)
  Treated the same as type '9' (binary file).

7 (query)

8 (telnet)
  Floodgap proxy: Usernames are ignored.
  Gopherus: Identifies link but does not follow it. Usernames are ignored.
  Lynx: Connects only if the 'path' component (username) is not blank.

9 (binary file)

I (image)

g (gif image)

h (HTML)

i (info-line)



TYPES EITHER SUPPORTED BY OR VISIBLE IN ALL TESTED CLIENTS:

! (application)
  Supported: UMN gopher
  Visible: Floodgap proxy, Gopherus, Lynx
  UMN gopher: "Applications are launched based on the gopher+ view type."

2 (CSO phonebook)
  Supported: Floodgap proxy, Lynx, UMN gopher
  Visible: Gopherus
  Floodgap proxy: Identifies link but does not have phonebook
  functionality.

3 (error)
  Supported: Floodgap proxy, Gopherus, UMN gopher
  Visible: Lynx

4 (BinHexed file)
  Supported: Floodgap proxy, Lynx, UMN gopher
  Visible: Gopherus
  Not un-BinHexed by clients.
  Higher-support alternative: type '9' (binary file).

; (video)
  Supported: Lynx, UMN gopher
  Visible: Floodgap proxy, Gopherus

M (email)
  Supported: UMN gopher
  Visible: Floodgap proxy, Gopherus, Lynx

P (PDF)
  Supported: Gopherus, Lynx, UMN gopher
  Visible: Floodgap proxy

T (tn3270)
  Supported: Floodgap proxy, Lynx, UMN gopher
  Visible: Gopherus
  Floodgap proxy: Usernames are ignored. Uses 'telnet' URI scheme rather
  than 'tn3270'.

s (audio)
  Supported: Lynx, UMN gopher
  Visible: Floodgap proxy, Gopherus



TYPES SUPPORTED BY SOME TESTED CLIENTS:

+ (alternate)
  Supported: Lynx
  Visible: Floodgap proxy, Gopherus
  Not visible: UMN gopher
  Higher-support alternative: a menu item of the appropriate type.

6 (uuencoded file)
  Supported: Floodgap proxy, Lynx
  Visible: Gopherus
  Not visible: UMN gopher
  Not uudecoded by clients.
  Higher-support alternative: type '9' (binary file).

: (image)
  Supported: Lynx
  Visible: Floodgap proxy, Gopherus
  Not visible: UMN gopher
  Higher-support alternative: type 'I' (image) or 'g' (gif image).

< (audio)
  Supported: Lynx
  Visible: Floodgap proxy, Gopherus
  Not visible: UMN gopher
  Higher-support alternative: type 's' (audio) or '9' (binary file).

H (HTML)
  Supported: Lynx
  Visible: Floodgap proxy, Gopherus
  Not visible: UMN gopher
  Higher-support alternative: type lowercase 'h' (HTML).

d (PDF)
  Supported: Gopherus
  Visible: Floodgap proxy, Lynx
  Not visible: UMN gopher
  Higher-support alternative: type 'P' (PDF).

m (email)
  Supported: Lynx
  Visible: Floodgap proxy, Gopherus
  Not visible: UMN gopher
  Higher-support alternative: type uppercase 'M' (email), or '9'/'0'
  (binary file/text file).

p (PDF)
  Supported: Floodgap proxy
  Visible: Gopherus, Lynx
  Not visible: UMN gopher
  Higher-support alternative: type uppercase 'P' (PDF).

w (URL)
  Supported: Floodgap proxy, Lynx
  Visible: Gopherus
  Not visible: UMN gopher
  Higher-support alternative: "hURL"s.